Photo: Jared Kofsky/Placenj.com · CC BY-SA 3.0Reported crime per resident in Riverside Township rose 17% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Riverside Township grades B− for safety (#228 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Riverside Township
Riverside Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 2 New Jersey towns on Riverside Township’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Delran Township (B−). Delanco Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, closer to the middle
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Riverside Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 33% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 51% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Riverside Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Riverside Township’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (2.3) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is rising
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
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| Year | Riverside Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Riverside Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.8 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 7.6 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Riverside Township’s police reported 57 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Riverside Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 8 property crimes reported
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
88 crimes reported in 2025
26 violent and 62 property, as reported to the FBI by Riverside Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Two people died in crashes on Riverside Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Riverside Township had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Riverside Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Riverside Township’s own rate (5.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Riverside Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | B− | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| Delanco Township | — | — | — |
| Delran Township | B− | 0.9 | 15.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Delanco Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | B− | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| Oradell | A+ | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Bedminster Township | A | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Butler | A− | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Glen Ridge | B | 0.4 | 13.0 |
| Fairfield Township | B− | 0.5 | 15.7 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Riverside Township’s population (8,231), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Riverside Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Riverside Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (8,186 in 2025); our figure for Riverside Township is 8,231 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Riverside Township
Is Riverside Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Riverside Township reports less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #228 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 2.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Riverside Township?
2.3 violent and 8.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Riverside Township?
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Riverside Township safer than Delran Township?
Delran Township reports more crime per resident than Riverside Township: Delran Township grades B− for safety and Riverside Township B−. Delran Township’s police reported 0.9 violent and 15.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Riverside Township?
Riverside Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Riverside Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.